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The World Made Straight

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A rebellious young man (Jeremy Irvine) struggles to escape from the violent legacy of an Appalachian community still haunted by a Civil War massacre.
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Tirdad Derakhshani Philadelphia Inquirer 01/13/2015
3/4
The film illustrates how the most powerful and welcome stabilizing forces in human life - history, family, geography - can turn so easily into deadly traps. Go to Full Review
Sheri Linden Los Angeles Times 01/08/2015
A strong sense of place emerges, if not a consuming narrative, as the filmmaker strains to connect a 1970s coming-of-age story to historical records and bigger thematic arcs - namely, bloodlines and bloodshed in a rural community. Go to Full Review
Ben Kenigsberg New York Times 01/08/2015
An overcooked adaptation of a novel by Ron Rash. Go to Full Review
Q.V. Hough Vague Visages 06/30/2022
"'The World Made Straight' is essentially a poor man's 'Out of the Furnace'... Still, it's a memorable spotlight for the always-mesmerizing Minka Kelly." Go to Full Review
Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens 12/14/2019
A microcosmic microscopic examination of introspection...a slow, methodical, atmospheric burn that celebrates the gravitas of performances from the likes of Jeremy Irvine and Noah Wyle. Go to Full Review
Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com 07/17/2019
1.5/5
Gets drunk on its own solemn resonance and turns its intriguing elements of tragic fate and warps them into eye crossed foolishness. Go to Full Review
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11/21/2020 I've spent enough time in Appalachia to understand some of the difficulties faced by people raised in that area and have seen and known many from the days of my youth in Cincinnati, the Western root of the culture that inhabits the foreboding yet startlingly beautiful countryside East to the Carolinas. Having left now 40 years ago I return to the memories with a better understanding. Life lived close to the land has it's values. Life is tragedy, always has been and will probably always be because it's what humans are at core, but sometimes a light shines through a little. This is a tender story about that light. See more 05/30/2020 The world made straight is it OK film with some good performance is an interesting story. Unfortunately the movie never really focus as much on the history aspect resulting in some dull scenes. The film had bigger ambitions but I think it needed a bigger director and a bigger budget. Still it’s an interesting little film but I think many people will enjoy a quick watch, See more 12/31/2016 The film's world and characters are interesting. See more 05/22/2016 Interesting aspects but missing a core. Feeling certain parts tamed down, especially teacher Leonard's story. He mostly just sits around reading. Dina's story not easy to understand. Guessed some of the historical story. Acting and production are top notch. Accents not easy to understand. Basically I guess it's very hard to like these people. See more 10/31/2015 just for Noah Wylie's role, but so much more. a simple tale about growing up and leaving home only with drug dealers, blood feuds, love, and love lost. got me in the feels. Now Steaming on Netflix See more 09/11/2015 Subdued and pensive Southern Gothic. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A rebellious young man (Jeremy Irvine) struggles to escape from the violent legacy of an Appalachian community still haunted by a Civil War massacre.
Director
David Burris
Producer
Todd J. Labarowski, David Burris, Michael Wrenn, Daniel Wagner
Screenwriter
Shane Danielsen
Distributor
Millennium Entertainment
Production Co
Light Iron, Talking Pictures, Bifrost Pictures, Dreambridge Films
Rating
R (Sexual References|Language|Drug Content|Violence)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 9, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 5, 2015
Runtime
1h 59m
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